Richard Wharton papers, 1863-1906
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- Publication date
- 1863
- Topics
- Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879, Hurst, Fielding, b. 1818, Wharton family, Wharton, Richard, b. 1843, Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Senior Infantry Regiment, 154th, Confederate States of America. Army, Diaries (Blank-books), Family -- Tennessee Social life and customs, Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862, Soldiers -- Confederate States of America, Tennessee -- History Civil War, 1861-1865, United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate
- Collection
- LeoBaeckInstitute; microfilm; civilwardocuments; americana; additional_collections
- Contributor
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Language
- English
A diary, letters, and other writings. The diary, apparently composed during 1863 and 1864, discusses Richard Wharton's service in the Confederate Army with the 154th Tennessee Senior Infantry Regiment under John Bell Hood in defense of Atlanta. Also included are a love letter, 1864; letters, 1889 and 1901, relating to family affairs; letters, 1905-1906, to Wharton from W. S. Ray, also of the 154th Tennessee, discussing the fates of several of their former comrades and the death of Wharton's brother in 1863 at the hands of Tennessee guerilla leader Fielding Hurst; poems; speeches; a genealogy of the Wharton family; and a brief description of the battle of Perryville, Ky., dictated by Wharton to his daughter, Winnie Wharton
Richard Wharton of McNairy County, Tenn., was an infantryman with Company I of the 154th Tennessee Senior Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was present at the battle of Perryville, but his unit did not participate. After the war, he lived in Verona, Miss., and Chesterville, Miss. In 1874, he married Martha McKinney
A diary, letters, and other writings. The diary, apparently composed during 1863 and 1864, discusses Richard Wharton's service in the Confederate Army with the 154th Tennessee Senior Infantry Regiment under John Bell Hood in defense of Atlanta. Also included are a love letter, 1864; letters, 1889 and 1901, relating to family affairs; letters, 1905-1906, to Wharton from W. S. Ray, also of the 154th Tennessee, discussing the fates of several of their former comrades and the death of Wharton's brother in 1863 at the hands of Tennessee guerilla leader Fielding Hurst; poems; speeches; a genealogy of the Wharton family; and a brief description of the battle of Perryville, Ky., dictated by Wharton to his daughter, Winnie Wharton
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Richard Wharton of McNairy County, Tenn., was an infantryman with Company I of the 154th Tennessee Senior Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was present at the battle of Perryville, but his unit did not participate. After the war, he lived in Verona, Miss., and Chesterville, Miss. In 1874, he married Martha McKinney
A diary, letters, and other writings. The diary, apparently composed during 1863 and 1864, discusses Richard Wharton's service in the Confederate Army with the 154th Tennessee Senior Infantry Regiment under John Bell Hood in defense of Atlanta. Also included are a love letter, 1864; letters, 1889 and 1901, relating to family affairs; letters, 1905-1906, to Wharton from W. S. Ray, also of the 154th Tennessee, discussing the fates of several of their former comrades and the death of Wharton's brother in 1863 at the hands of Tennessee guerilla leader Fielding Hurst; poems; speeches; a genealogy of the Wharton family; and a brief description of the battle of Perryville, Ky., dictated by Wharton to his daughter, Winnie Wharton
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- Addeddate
- 2008-09-30 17:17:57
- Call number
- 5023
- Foldoutcount
- 0
- Identifier
- unc_chapel_hill_richard_wharton
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t78s4zh2x
- Ocr_converted
- abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.37
- Ocr_module_version
- 0.0.21
- Openlibrary_edition
- OL17867810M
- Openlibrary_work
- OL12264019W
- Page_number_confidence
- 17
- Page_number_module_version
- 1.0.3
- Pages
- 130
- Possible copyright status
- NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
- Ppi
- 300
- Scandate
- 20080926185616
- Scanner
- microfilm01.rich.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- rich
- Year
- 1863
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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